The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-15

MISS Ogden, salu LICK quickly,
"I hope you do not think that 1
knew where the ring WASP"
"Oh, of course not" was the sar-
castle rejoinder. 'Ah, Captain
Clyde, is this you? The music is
playing. I suppose we may as well
go into the ballroom"
Dick Clyde smothered an excla-
nation as he turned to Ainsley with
a curious look.
"You have not fished yet" he
said.
"There is plenty of time" Arbuth-
not answered. "There is Miss Ir-
win, Dick. She looks appealing"
"You always have your own way,
Ainsley," Dick said, resentfully, and
went off to find his partner.
Sybil and Mr.. Arbuthnot were
left alone by the table.
"Aren't you going to fish ?" she
asked.
"No. 1 am to lead the german,
and it is my peculiar privilege to
choose a partner. Will you dance
with me, Miss Wier?"
"Oh, Mr.. Arbuthnot, l shall dis
grace you"
II will run the risk" he said, offer
ing his arm, which she took shyly.
"How pretty that ring looks on your
handl Do you know I have a
strong desire to put it on with a
wish ?"
swell, 1 haven't any objections, ,"
said Sybil, blushing family.
So Ainsley took her small white
hand, and put the ring on it.
"It will come true in year, if it
comes true at ALL he said. "Now,
come The german begins at ten,
and 1 must tell you what figures l
have chosen"
Everybody wanted to know who
that quiet little thing was who
danced with Ainsley Arbuthnot ;
and the next day Dick Travers
brought a friend to call. He found
Evelyn Ogden alone in her glory.
Miss Wier has gone out to hunt a
place." she said visciously. "She
wants to teach school, 1 believe"
"Ah, you don't say?" aid Dicks
companion, who was the youth with
the primrose. "Do you think she
would take me for a pupil? I am
not much on most things, but the
fellows say lam the very deuce at
geography"
A month slipped by, and sybil
went home disappointed. It was
the wrong time of year, they said.
She might get place in the fall,
but there was none vacant now.
"I'm afraid I'm not of much ac-
count, Aunt Hannah, she said, des-
pondently, as she sat by the little
old study-lamp, thinking it all over.
81 might as well havestayed at home,
and not spent the money going to
town. Indeed" she added, with a
sigh, ''it would have been q great
deal better"
II was an odd answer to her OBJ
servation, that there came Just at
that moment ring at the bell,
which brought her face to face in the
doorway with Ainsley Arbuthnot." "
Il have followed YOU" he said,
holding the hand which she gave
him. Il found that l could not be
happy away from you, and I came
TO ask, Sybil, whether l might not
stay with you always ?"
"Come in" she said, leading him
into the parlor, where only the fire
light shone. "Excuse me-" she adj
ded, hastily, will get a lamp"
"This will do" he said, OBTAINING
her. 81 like the best. Sybil, you
know what I came for. I love you
VIII you marry me?"
She was natural girl, withou
any art or coquetry, and she answer
ed him, out of her heart;
Eyes"
"Then my wish will come true,
he said, lifting her hand and kissin,
it where the gold ring spanned he
pretty finger. "Do you know wha
I wished, darling? The ring sal,
that the year would bring you
, husband, and wished it might b
me-"
tits needless to say that sybi
did not look for any further position
"She ought to be satisfied" sal,
Evelyn Ogden, when she heard G
, the engagement. ut is astonishin
, what good fortune some of thos
plain girls have. Mr.. Arbuthnot
), the best catch ofthe season. ."-SatuI
day Night.
a Wonderful Cures.
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